Gate-operating means.



S. HILDEN.

- GATE OPERATING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1914. I

Patented Dec.21,1915.

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GATE OPERATING MEANS, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1 s, 1914.

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SAM HILDEN, OF VOLGA, SOUTH DAKOTA.

GATE-OPERATING MEANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAM HILDEN, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Volga, in the county of Brookings and State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate-OperatingMeans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gates and has for its object to provide meanswhereby a swinging gate pivotally mounted on a vertical axis may beunlatched and opened and closed at points removed therefrom.

Another object is the provision of a spring actuated latch havingconnection with the gate operating means whereby the latch isautomatically operated to release the gate when the operating means areactuated.

With these and other objects, the invention consists in the novelconstruction, arrangement and the formation of parts as will behereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the improved gate in closedposition and the operating means therefor, Fig. 2 represents a top planview of the gate in opened position, and, Fig.3 represents an enlargedside elevation, partly broken away, of the ate and spring actuated latchtherefor.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, numerals 5and 6 indicate the gate posts embedded in the ground on opposite sidesof a roadway. A gate 7 is pivotally secured to the post 6 by hinges 8and is provided at its free end with a pivoted latch 9 normally retainedin extended position by the spring 10' secured in the latch housing 11.The latch 9 is adapted to engage behind a keeper 12 secured to the gatepost 5 to lock the gate in closed position. The gate 7 swings open onlyin a direction toward an intermediate standard 13 carrying a keeper '14adapted to receive the latch 9 to lock the gate in open position asillustrated in Fig. 2.

End posts designated by the numerals 15, 16, 17 and 18 are arranged inpairs on opposite sides of the gate 7, and the posts of each pair arearranged on opposite sides of the roadway. A pulley is secured adjacentthe upper end of the end post 15 and a latch 9, is positioned over apulley 24 se-.

cured to a latch 9 of the gate 7 and is secured at its oppositeextremity to the ring 22.

It will be noted that the opening line between the intermediate post 13and the ring 22 extends across the roadway and thus when the free end ofthe said line is pulled,

the latch 9 is drawn inwardly from the keeper 12 and the gate 7 turns onits hinges 8 and swings open against the intermediate post 18. The line20 is then released and the latch 9 automatically seats behind thekeeper 1 1 and locks the gate in opened position.

The gate is closed from the side opposite the post 15 by a closing line26 extending from a pulley or the like 26 secured adjacent the upper endof the end post 18 over a pulley or the like 27 on the gate post 5 andsecured at its inner extremity to the ring 22. When the free end of theline 26 is pulled the latch 9 is drawn inwardly through the line 23,thus releasing the gate 7 and permitting it to move to closed position.hen the line 26 is released, after the gate is closed, the tension ofthe spring 10 automatically holds the latch 9 behind the keeper 12 andlocks the gate in closed position. In order that the gate may beoperated by a person traveling from left to right on the roadway, anopening line 30 is extended over a pulley or the like 31 on the end post17 and over pulleys 32 and 33 on the post 6 and the intermediate post13. The inner extremity of the line 30 is secured to the ring 22, andwhen the free extremity thereof is pulled, the latch 9 is withdrawn andthe gate 7 swung to opened position. A closing line 84: is extended overa pulley or the like 35 on the end post 16 and over a pulley 36 on thegate post 5 and the inner extremity thereof being secured to the ring 22whereby when said line 2% is pulled at its free extremity, the latch 9is withdrawn from the keeper 1& and the gate swung to closed position.

If desired, suitable handles or weights may be secured to the free endsof the several lines for tensioning them and prevent ing them fromtangling.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

What I claim is:

In combination, a pair of gateeposts, a gate hinged to one of saidposts, a keeper secured to the other post a springaaetuatedn latchpivotally secured to said gate adapt-. ed 'to engage behind= said-keeperto=-lock said-i gate in closed position, posts arranged out- Wardly andon oppositefsides of'sai'd'gate' posts, an intermediate postconstituting; a stop} for 'said'gate, akee'per on said inter mediatepost' to receivesa'id spring actuated latch,"pulleys secured on theouter-gate and. intermediate'posts, an opening line arranged on one sideof "said "gate andf'exten'ded over the pulleys of one of said outerposts andsaid intermediate post,' a ring secured to the inner end ofsaidopeningline, a pulley se cured to said gate, a latch operating ,lin'e-ar'-' ranged"iund'erthe last menti'oned pulley secured at one end 'tosaid "latch and 'at the oppositeend3t0 said ring, a closing line ar'-Copiesof thistpatenhmayibe obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of -Iatents,

rangedsupon the side of said gate opposite said opening line andextended over the pulleys on another of the outer posts and thekeeper.carrying gate post and secured at its..inner extremity to saidring, a second openingaline secured to said ring-extending over thepulleys on the intermediate gate carrying "and outer-"posts andterminating on the side of the gate opposite the first-mentioned openingline; anda second. closing line secured to said ring; extending over thepulleys on the keeper carrying gate postand another of the outer postsand. terminating on the side" of said gate" opposite the first-mentionedclosing line;

In 'testimonywhereof"I my signa? ture in presence of two Witnesses.

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